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october 25, 2021 - Skoda

Škoda 130 RS (1975): A star on both sides of the Iron Curtain

The ŠKODA 130 RS was one of the most successful rally and racing cars in Europe in the late 1970s and early 1980s

  • In 1981, ŠKODA was crowned European champion in the brand classification of the European Touring Car Championship with the 130 RS
  • The brand chalked up numerous successes with the car in the World Rally Championship, including victory in the 1977 Monte Carlo Rally
  • The output of the traditional OHV engine with 1,300 cm3 displacement mounted behind the rear wheels was increased to 142 hp in Mladá Boleslav
  • Almost 200 units of the ŠKODA 130 RS were produced in its original factory specification.

Mladá Boleslav, 25 October 2021 – Drivers loved it, rivals feared it, on the tracks it commanded more respect than any other ŠKODA before it. Long considered the best sports car from Mladá Boleslav, the ŠKODA 130 RS was first presented to the public 46 years ago. In addition to the complete selection of images accompanying this press release, the ŠKODA Storyboard also offers a 32-page brochure and a comprehensive selection of articles and features on various topics from 120 years of ŠKODA Motorsport.
Following the successful era of ŠKODA’s first rear-wheel-drive car, the ŠKODA 1000 MB, the time came for an upgrade in 1969 – and the world was introduced to the ŠKODA 100/110 L models. These differed from their predecessor mainly in their new bodywork. The following year, the designers used the basic version to develop the ŠKODA 110 L Rally and the ŠKODA 110 R Coupé, which was built at the Kvasiny plant. 1972 saw the launch of the ŠKODA 120 S Rally – a sports car that competed more often on domestic race tracks in the 1970s than any other vehicle.
With the ambition to also do well in the overall rankings at international rallies, the B5-category vehicles were introduced in 1974, namely the ŠKODA 180 RS and the ŠKODA 200 RS. These, however, could not obtain homologation for races abroad; their primary mission was to raise the standard of domestic rallies and try out new design elements. Ultimately, all the previously mentioned vehicles were eclipsed by a racing car that combined the best features of them all and went on to become a legend of Czechoslovak motor racing – the ŠKODA 130 RS.

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